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Investors have "no place to hide" from climate change impacts: BlackRock

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... research from the BlackRock Investment Institute (BII). Dr Joanna Nash, research analyst, BlackRock's global Scientific Active Equity team Climate risk factors "have been under-appreciated and underpriced because they are perceived to be distant," said ...

AMP Capital, CSIRO back renewable energy tech startup Evergen

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... global leader. Evergen will be well placed to take advantage of these favourable market forces." Evergen will open a new equity round in the near future to fund growth and expand market opportunities, Platt said. "The technology is always improving and ...

AXA IM SmartBeta fund receives local recognition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM)'s ACWI SmartBeta Equity Fund has received industry recognition for the fund's performance on sustainable and financial grounds. Independent researcher Lonsec has given the fund a recommended rating, specifically recognising ...

NZ Super earns A+ in UNPRI benchmark report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... or A+ ratings across all the specific asset class categories it reported on to the UNPRI, including fixed income, listed equity, and private equity. The UNPRI is the internationally accepted benchmark for how institutional investors should manage environmental ...

TH Real Estate hires Abigail Dean as head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... embedded in every aspect of our business." TH Real Estate is an investment management company, specialising in real estate equity and debt investment. It is owned by TIAA, a £599bn asset manager and provider of financial services in the academic ...

QIC invests $800m in Powering Australian Renewables Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... Future Fund and others invested in the QIC Global Infrastructure Fund (QGIF). AGL has provided AU$200 million of cornerstone equity. PARF is expected to own more than 1,000MW of large-scale renewable energy with a value of AU$2-3 billion. "QIC is proud ...

CEFC reports $837m in commitments for 2015-2016

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS). In terms of new sources of capital, CEFC made a AU$100m cornerstone equity commitment to the new Australian Bioenergy Fund, to support investment in a broad range of projects seeking to produce energy ...

Investors seeking ESG themes, factors in fixed income portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... then, in terms of being positive towards ESG, you can look at factors that have been applicable to global credit as well as equity." But outside investors that have a deliberate strategy towards ESG and/or ethical decision-making, the thinking of how ...

CEFC provides $68m finance to Geelong office development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... Development at 1 Malop Street (Photo provided by CEFC) The CEFC is lending unlisted property fund manager Quintessential Equity AU$68 million to "stretch" the 14-level commercial office tower being built in Geelong, Victoria to a 5.5 NABERS star rating. ...

Dimensional Fund Advisors launches Global Sustainability Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... Australia and New Zealand which combines environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations with the firm's core equity selection methodology. Dimensional Fund Advisors integrates a screening process that underweights firms which rank poorly on ...